5th Floor Dean Bradley House 52 Horseferry Road London SW1P 2AF www.vinspired.com 020 7960 7000 December 2015

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in the position of Schools Coordinator with vInspired. The postholder has a leading role to play in promoting our programmes, products and services to schools and colleges right across England and how it will help them achieve the best possible outcomes for young people and enhance students’ experiences. vInspired is the nation's leading youth volunteering charity and we’re inspired by the belief that young people’s creativity, energy and optimism can change the world. To enable this to happen we provide young people with opportunities to do amazing things through volunteering and social action. Since 2006, vInspired has been making major contributions to volunteering in the UK by transforming the ways that young people can become engaged and develop their skills, confidence and employability by taking action on causes they care about. To date we’ve created more than one million volunteering opportunities and more than 164,000 young people have used vInspired.com to volunteer with more than 4,400 charities, something that we are rightly proud of. Each year we directly provide over 10,000 volunteering opportunities through our programmes and services. We are proud of the impact we have made – please read our impact report for 2013-2014 at this link: vinspired.com/impact-report-2014 A recent strategic review has given us a refreshed purpose and exciting new vision for the future. And the challenge over the next few years will be to strengthen and diversify funding streams for:   

core costs new campaigns and opportunities for young people products and services appealing to both young people and public or private sector partners

You will be joining us at an exciting period in our journey. We are committed to using agile and lean methodologies, and a data informed approach, to achieve our mission to provide young people with inspiring high quality social action opportunities to gain new experiences and skills for life. It is therefore crucial that everyone working in the charity shares our commitment to developing skilled, caring and engaged young people, who feel they belong. To find out more about us, and meet some of vInspired's young people and hear their stories visit us at https://vinspired.com/about-vinspired

vInspired, a company limited by guarantee Registered in England 5639682. Registered charity no: 1113255

To apply for the position of vInspired Schools Coordinator, please: 

Read the job description and person specification (in this document)

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Make an application via CV and cover letter summarising your experience, skills, knowledge and understanding, linking to the requirements of this job, as set out in the person specification

CV and cover letter should be returned to Stella Joshua, HR Manager at vInspired. These can be sent via email to [email protected] or posted to the address provided below: vInspired, 5th Floor, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P 2AF Please Note Secondments would be welcome The closing date for applications is 10am on Monday 4th January 2016. Interviews are expected to be held in the w/c 11th January 2016, in Newcastle. As a charity we endeavour to keep our costs to a minimum and therefore will only contact candidates selected for interview. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion, you have not been successful. Please note that it is not the Charity’s practice to provide feedback to those candidates who are not shortlisted. Thank you once again for your interest in vInspired. I wish you every success with your application.

Kind regards,

Frances Mapstone Interim Chief Executive

Job title:

Schools Coordinator

Duration:

One year fixed term

Salary:

£21,450 - £25,760 per annum

Location:

Office in Newcastle with one day a week in London and frequent travelling around predominantly North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber regions

Job Summary:

As one of vInspired Schools Coordinators, your role will be to deliver our range of programmes designed for young people in schools and colleges. These will include although will not be limited to our leadership and social action project management programmes. In addition you will promote other programmes, products and services to schools and colleges across North England. You will deliver engaging workshops and directly support students in schools and colleges to increase the number of students participating in volunteering and social action. You will ensure that students get the most from taking part and that students and staff are left with the skills, knowledge, and desire to engage in social action in the future. You will also develop new partnerships with individual schools and colleges, as well as other strategic partners to ensure that the programme can continue to grow.

Specific Duties: 

Design and deliver training within schools and colleges which includes but is not limited to leadership and project management

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Design and deliver workshops and sessions to young people to engage them in the social action and volunteering

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Design and deliver presentations and workshops to key staff to promote vInspired’s products and services

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Ensure all training is delivered to high quality and monitored effectively

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Directly support groups of students to plan and run activities to engage their peers in social action and volunteering

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Support students to plan school projects and events connected to a national issue based campaign (e.g. homelessness or mental health)

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Promotion of vInspired’s programmes, products and services within schools and colleges

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Proactively develop and maintain successful relationships with schools and colleges in agreed locations

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Support vInspired’s delivery of National Citizens Service (NCS) in the North East by building/enhancing links with schools and colleges and tailoring the schools programme to provide pre and post NCS support

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Manage and develop strategic partnerships to grow the number of schools and colleges signing up to vInspired's online services

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Facilitate sharing of activity and good practice between schools and colleges

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Manage budgets and resources as required

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Support the development of relationships with potential future funders and contribute to funding bids and presentations

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Support the design and lead on the execution of our programme evaluation within you partner schools by ensuring that data is effectively gathered and survey response rates are high

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Promote programmes and sell them to schools as well as contribute to funding bids Attend and present at conferences, networking and events as required

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Provide regular reporting to line manager on achievement of targets

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Maintain paper and electronic files for the management and monitoring of activities, ensuring compliance with audit procedures and Data Protection Act

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Adhere to equal opportunities, child protection and safeguarding policies and legal requirements and vInspired’s policies and procedures

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Contribute as required to the wider work of vInspired

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Act in a manner that is in keeping with vInspired’s values

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Undertake any other duties as required and commensurate with the level of this post

Young people are at the heart of everything we do We believe that when young people are trusted to take responsibility they are more likely to be successful in bringing about the changes they want to see in the world. The post holder will be expected to engage with young people as part of their role. They will appreciate the value of involving young people in their work and be an advocate for youth involvement for the organisation. Confidentiality The post holder will have access to confidential information and is expected to ensure that the highest level of confidentiality is maintained at all times, complying with both organisational policies and the Data Protection Act 1998. Safeguarding vInspired is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The postholder will be required to have knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding Children and working with vulnerable adults, and will be required to consent to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Team approach We believe in a collaborative, creative and results focussed environment. Being able to work successfully and influence other areas of the organisation is vital.

Schools Coordinator

Requirement

Essential

Education Experience

Skills & abilities

Knowledge & understanding

Desirable 

Degree (or equivalent)

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Delivering highly engaging training sessions and workshops to young people and professionals

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Track record in securing new programme funding and/ or developing commercial products

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Promoting and implementing new programmes

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Proven track record in achieving targets

Planning lessons or workshops as part of a learning curriculum for young people aged 11-18

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Working with schools or the broader education sector to promote and sell programmes or products

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Bid writing

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Excellent planning and project management skills

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Ability to produce high quality written content for a range of audiences, including young people and professionals

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Excellent negotiation and influencing skills

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Excellent presentation skills

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Problem solving skills

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Networking skills

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Ability to think creatively and to innovate to achieve great results

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Knowledge and understanding of the education sector including the secondary curriculum in England

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Sound knowledge of current education policies and priorities

Personal attributes

Other

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Knowledge of safeguarding and understanding of appropriate boundaries when working with young people

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Understanding the issues facing young people

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Knowledge of the voluntary sector

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Understanding of confidentiality and data protection

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Understanding of equal opportunities and diversity and how to implement these policies effectively in our work

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Understanding of relevant legislation (e.g. safeguarding and Health and Safety) and as it relates to under 18’s and programme design

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IT literate (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

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Driven to achieve against challenging targets

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Creative thinker and quick to make connections

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A ‘can-do’ attitude

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Able to work independently and prioritise workload

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Passionate about young people achieving their potential

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Excellent attention to detail

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Able to engage confidently with a range of diverse people

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Team player

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Willing and available to work flexible hours and travel across country to accommodate operational needs

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Use of a car insured for business purposes

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Clean driving licence

Outline Terms and Conditions: Salary:

£21,450 - £25,760 per annum

Hours:

35 hours per week

Duration

One year fixed term

Holiday:

30 days’ a year plus public holidays

Pension:

vInspired operates a Stakeholder pension scheme, into which it pays a contribution equivalent to 3% of basic salary

Other benefits:

Interest free travel loan; Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Volunteering leave; Reimbursement of Professional Membership fee; Reimbursement of full cost of Eye Test; Child care voucher

Work Location:

Newcastle, with one day a week in London and frequent travelling around predominantly North East, North West and Yorkshire and Humber regions

vInspired Head

5th Floor, Dean Bradley House, 52 Horseferry Road, London, SW1P

Office:

2AF